Hugh Grant says he’s considered going into politics
nme.comHugh Grant has revealed it has “crossed his mind” to go into politics, though admitted he would find it “almost impossible to actually get anything done”.The actor, who is currently appearing in HBO political TV series The Regime alongside Kate Winslet, has been politically active, notably in campaigns against the British tabloid press, and has played politicians on screen, including in Love Actually and A Very English Scandal.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Grant was asked whether he would ever want to go into politics himself, the star replying: “It has crossed my mind.
But what I really see close up is that it’s almost impossible to actually get anything done. It’s just impossible. You’ve got to bring so many people with you.“My wife [Anna Elisabet Eberstein]’s mother is a politician.
She was quite senior in the Swedish Parliament. Whenever the subject comes up, she just says, ‘Don’t. You have to water down everything.
It’s all horse trading. And nowadays the incoming abuse is unthinkable.'”Grant explained that in the last UK general election in 2019, he mounted “a tiny campaign to try and persuade people to vote tactically”, elaborating: “In our electoral system, this was the way to prevent Boris and company getting back into power.“I campaigned in a few marginal constituencies for whoever was the closest rival to the conservative candidate.
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